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The Chinese government has removed a consul general and five of its officials involved in beating up a Hong Kong protester inside its Manchester consulate.
After a Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was dragged and attacked on the Chinese consulate grounds in Manchester, there has been hue and cry over the matter. UK had called the matter unacceptable and strongly condemned it.
Now China has warned that protecting such protesters in the UK will "bring disaster" to Britain and may impact trade relations. A Chinese spokesperson denounced the protesters, calling the gatherings "violent" and cautioned against protecting them.